Lake Tahoe Alpine Ski Resorts

Season
Pass Reviews and Links
The Tahoe Basin is littered with ski areas. Wherever you stay in Tahoe,
you are a little over an hour away from any of the 23,000+ skiable
acres within the fifteen resort's boundaries. When you consider that
many resorts are now opening their boundaries, the possibilities grow
exponentially. Below you'll find info on all of Tahoe's ski areas. Lake
Tahoe is also home to many fine Cross
Country Ski Resorts.

1. Kirkwood (Open)
-
(Our Kirkwood
Section - Visit
their website) - Kirkwood has always been good to me. The
hype is true. They do have Tahoe's deepest and driest. And now they
have true ski in-ski out lodging to boot. Conditions at Kirkwood. Call
from
your cell at Chair Six and wave to your friends around the world in
real time via the Kirkweb Cam.

2. Heavenly Lake Tahoe (Open)
- (Our Heavenly
section)- Heavenly is by far the
largest of Tahoe's ski areas, both in vertical and acreage. It can be a
bit tough to get around until you get to know it. Once you get to know
it, there are hidden gems everywhere. Click here for the Heavenly
web site, web cams, conditions page).

3. Alpine Meadows (Open)
-
(Our Alpine
Meadows section - their
Website) This is a great resort that is shadowed out by
Squaw's popularity. It's got everything. Great learning terrain, great
expert terrain, backcountry access and a great attitude. Snow conditions at Alpine Meadows.
*Note-
Squaw and Alpine have been under the same ownership for several
years and now they are being treated as one resort, Squaw|Alpine.
As such, the opening date of 11/17 is vague as to how it pertains to
Alpine Meadows, which typically opens later.

5. Donner
Ski Ranch (Open)
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Family owned and managed ski resort dedicated to preserving
the
original Ski and Snowboard experience by providing an alternative to
the high-priced corporate ski resorts. This is never more evident than
late in the season when their "We're here til the snow's gone" policy
offers a truly unique experience.

7. Mammoth (Open) - Two and half
hours south of tahoe but still worth every minute spent
driving. The mountains are big. Visit
Website.

8. Mt.
Rose Ski Resort (Open)
- The closest resort to Reno offers plenty of
snow steeps and fun for every rider. In the 2004-2005 season Mt. Rose
opened the chutes between the east and west bowls which known as, you
guessed it, "Chutes". Mt. Rose conditions.

10. Sierra-at-Tahoe (Open) - This South Shore
resort is a great family resort also known for its
great pipe and park scene. The trees here are a great way to spend a
windy day. Now Sierra offers backcountry access through gates. Sierra at Tahoe conditions.

11. Granlibakken
- It's really a conference center with a small ski hill.

12. Soda
Springs - Small family oriented resort off I-80 near
Truckee.